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it is vital that we have this u.s. security council resolution and have made very clear the resolution to colonel gaddafi. in terms of the question, it talks about in paragraph four, all necessary measures to protect people, to protect civilians, and mentions specifically bengazi. that does mean that we can take measures to help those things be achieved. it is very important. we understand that. >> can i congratulate the prime minister and those in the foreign office on the work they have done in this chapter 7 resolution? can i also say that the french government needs to get a lot of credit as well for they also worked very hard on this? can the prime minister clarify the role referred to in the resolution of the african union as well as the arab league's? is there any possibility, given that three african states, including south africa, also voted for the resolution and the african union could use good offices to find a way to get gaddafi at a power was out this conflict going on for very long time? >> he makes an e
it is vital that we have this u.s. security council resolution and have made very clear the resolution to colonel gaddafi. in terms of the question, it talks about in paragraph four, all necessary measures to protect people, to protect civilians, and mentions specifically bengazi. that does mean that we can take measures to help those things be achieved. it is very important. we understand that. >> can i congratulate the prime minister and those in the foreign office on the work they have...
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the u.s. has a military base in the island country the navy's powerful fifth fleet and six thousand troops are stationed there and in response to the brutal crackdown the u.s. president has wielded his authority to pick up the phone and call the king of bahrain the president expressed his deep concern over the violence in bahrain and stressed the need for maximum restraint words the forces on the ground now backed by one thousand saudi arabian troops who don't appear to be listening to critics say the talk doesn't amount to any help for the bahraini people it amounts to this absolutely there's a double standard in the way the u.s. deals with friend versus flow unlike libya rain is a strong u.s. ally in the oil rich persian gulf it's all about oil it's all but also all about geo political military strategy the u.s. has a lot of military assets in the persian gulf right now we want to make sure they stay there and u.s. interests coming at the cost of people's lives and at the cost of the values
the u.s. has a military base in the island country the navy's powerful fifth fleet and six thousand troops are stationed there and in response to the brutal crackdown the u.s. president has wielded his authority to pick up the phone and call the king of bahrain the president expressed his deep concern over the violence in bahrain and stressed the need for maximum restraint words the forces on the ground now backed by one thousand saudi arabian troops who don't appear to be listening to critics...
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it's thought that u.s. jets dropped forty bombs on a major they've been ethelbert more american and european forces arrive but it's raining basis to join the military action there to help decide later today whether to take part in the strikes operation against colonel gadhafi regime has been the most part france britain and united states and certainly forty eight people have reportedly been killed and fifty others wounded after the national coalition forces on the east war planes and missiles over libya about twenty they've been defense targets have been hit in the west of the country by more than one hundred missiles from the sea. and promises to confront what he calls the attacks on clinton crusader when asked for an urgent un security council meeting discussed in the city international action for the u.n. resolution one that no noise had been forced to stop bloodshed on the ground i mean russia and china and some purpose disagreed. it's essential by western nations but when the. when people cross our cov
it's thought that u.s. jets dropped forty bombs on a major they've been ethelbert more american and european forces arrive but it's raining basis to join the military action there to help decide later today whether to take part in the strikes operation against colonel gadhafi regime has been the most part france britain and united states and certainly forty eight people have reportedly been killed and fifty others wounded after the national coalition forces on the east war planes and missiles...
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nato bombings the u.s. is now involved in its fourth attempt of a foreign nation in the same twelve years and as this interpreter r.t. new york. well as the coalition forces involve themselves in libya and rest is continuing in other parts of the arab world clashes have occurred in several villages across bahrain as thousands of activists declared a day of rage in the capital manama security forces used tear gas against protesters after a prominent cleric while the demands would look nice on its own course the protests come into parts of the public gatherings on the mosul border played last week has been the rest since last month the demonstrators were mostly members of the shiite majority a second. al khalifa ruling family. tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital for rival rallies protesters are demanding that the country's longstanding leader step down and receive his supporters president ali abdullah saleh says he's ready for a peaceful transfer of authority by constitutional means with your
nato bombings the u.s. is now involved in its fourth attempt of a foreign nation in the same twelve years and as this interpreter r.t. new york. well as the coalition forces involve themselves in libya and rest is continuing in other parts of the arab world clashes have occurred in several villages across bahrain as thousands of activists declared a day of rage in the capital manama security forces used tear gas against protesters after a prominent cleric while the demands would look nice on...
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i am the cochair of the toury-u.s. study group, and -- turkey-u.s. study group, and while i have a strong feeling towards turkey as a strong ally of the united states which it has been since the green war and strong allies of israel recently, but turkey is going the wrong direction, but that doesn't mean you don't try to keep turkey your friend. i do that with every chance i can, members who visit, or any other time to try to encourage turkey to continue to be a nation in the middle east that is friendly towards israel to bring about a peace and they can do that. they can be a great conduit to peace. the opportunity for peace isn't lost, but wouldn't it have been wonderful to have a solution to this peace before all this unrest. who would have thought this six months ago, but because of the unrest, it's more difficult to bring about peace. hezbollah doesn't want israel to have peace, and they would like to see a continuation of the failing of the peace process so eventually they can see a failure of the great nation of israel. [applause] >> congressm
i am the cochair of the toury-u.s. study group, and -- turkey-u.s. study group, and while i have a strong feeling towards turkey as a strong ally of the united states which it has been since the green war and strong allies of israel recently, but turkey is going the wrong direction, but that doesn't mean you don't try to keep turkey your friend. i do that with every chance i can, members who visit, or any other time to try to encourage turkey to continue to be a nation in the middle east that...
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impose a no fly zone as are u.s. warships. washington is accused of cherry picking where it intervenes rapidly mobilising for libya while innocent civilians die and other nations torn by internal strife syria yemen and bahrain are witnessing pro-democratic protests which are being crushed by authorities while the u.s. and others look the other way. because the radiation risks grow as japan struggles to save its crippled nuclear site eight days after the nation was overwhelmed by the powerful earthquake and tsunami more than seven thousand people have been confirmed dead with thousands more still missing. up next martin anders explores the influence of russian culture in the french capital stay with us. well i welcome it's one of the most loves and this is cities in the world powers basically great celebrate the culture and architecture here and throughout the centuries as many russians and the great it's across the cultural links between the super countries became stronger and stronger today paris is part of russian history an
impose a no fly zone as are u.s. warships. washington is accused of cherry picking where it intervenes rapidly mobilising for libya while innocent civilians die and other nations torn by internal strife syria yemen and bahrain are witnessing pro-democratic protests which are being crushed by authorities while the u.s. and others look the other way. because the radiation risks grow as japan struggles to save its crippled nuclear site eight days after the nation was overwhelmed by the powerful...
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pakistan for that matter a u.s. drone just this friday killed thirty eight civilians and the question many ask is who will be held responsible for that and then only say the way things are and now the international community seems to be very selective when it comes to protecting civilians in libya that they protect them but in some other countries they turn a blind eye. thank you. well the antiwar activists say the u.n. resolution that sanction the attack on libya is riddled with contradictions jim brown told r.t. that washington's policy in the arab world is in disarray. what on earth you mean by protecting civilians. presumably it means protecting civilians from both sides because there are clear. suggestions of. of atrocities on both sides it's certainly not a one sided thing. but of course i think the central point is for the whole thrust of the intervention is not really the principal thing and that accounts for the. for the contradictions and the holes in the resolution america think the whole thing is a mess
pakistan for that matter a u.s. drone just this friday killed thirty eight civilians and the question many ask is who will be held responsible for that and then only say the way things are and now the international community seems to be very selective when it comes to protecting civilians in libya that they protect them but in some other countries they turn a blind eye. thank you. well the antiwar activists say the u.n. resolution that sanction the attack on libya is riddled with contradictions...
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the u.s. defense secretary was in moscow this week calling on the russian leadership to think about joining the military campaign in libya and although moscow abstained from voting on the u.n. resolution which led to the no fly zone enforcement it ruled out getting involved in the coalition bombing robert gates assured president that major operations in libya would scale back within a few days it wasn't the only really treat your shoe which came up missile defense in europe was also discussed in moscow wants an equal partnership in the project saying it any other option would be a threat to its own security gates promised russia's concerns are being taken into account. when extensive online coverage helps to bring you up to date with the developments there in libya twenty four hours a day you can check out regular updates from our correspondents on the spots that's all on our twitter and facebook pages and you also find all the latest videos on our you tube channel. a quarter of a million prot
the u.s. defense secretary was in moscow this week calling on the russian leadership to think about joining the military campaign in libya and although moscow abstained from voting on the u.n. resolution which led to the no fly zone enforcement it ruled out getting involved in the coalition bombing robert gates assured president that major operations in libya would scale back within a few days it wasn't the only really treat your shoe which came up missile defense in europe was also discussed...
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the u.s. britain and france has interests in sustaining a civil war rather than reaching some type of. time when things can be sort of put back together in the country can be a whole it's about sustaining the period of civil war and thus the stabilizing revolutions which took place in tunis and in egypt i think it's interesting that there is such a respect for these u.n. resolution for the un resolution one thousand nine hundred ninety three when israel has violated countless un resolutions in the united states britain and france had never even considered military action let alone sanctions but we'll hear what benefit does it have for the last for the u.k. france and the united states to have such strife going on in libya to have the civil war as you say they want to keep that going by. what i think if we can specifically talk about britain for a moment let's look at who was next to david cameron when he went to egypt after the revolution it was his friends from b. eighty systems this war is c
the u.s. britain and france has interests in sustaining a civil war rather than reaching some type of. time when things can be sort of put back together in the country can be a whole it's about sustaining the period of civil war and thus the stabilizing revolutions which took place in tunis and in egypt i think it's interesting that there is such a respect for these u.n. resolution for the un resolution one thousand nine hundred ninety three when israel has violated countless un resolutions in...
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where it is in the u.s. is likely have completely split. the u.s. used to be more free-market oriented, but we are the ones who beat the so-called stimulus and quality defeasing and the europeans are the ones being more frugal. what happened? >> guest: this is a big question and i think we will have to see who wins next year. my personal preference is if you can't afford it, but that you're in expenditure especially if you have issues around revenue, raising revenue. people look around the united states and i've seen a number of papers that are to 45% of americans don't even pay federal taxes already. so this is an unsustainable situation. the prices of the inflation and where the oil is right now, those types of pressures are going to mean something has to give, and the less prepared the policy is in the united states in terms of having to, you know, tighten the belt, the more vulnerable the country is going to be to the outcome and places like greece. we don't know what's going to happen in europe. i will take britain as an example. they had a rea
where it is in the u.s. is likely have completely split. the u.s. used to be more free-market oriented, but we are the ones who beat the so-called stimulus and quality defeasing and the europeans are the ones being more frugal. what happened? >> guest: this is a big question and i think we will have to see who wins next year. my personal preference is if you can't afford it, but that you're in expenditure especially if you have issues around revenue, raising revenue. people look around...
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the u.s. has launched missiles from its war ships and submarines in the mediterranean targeting it could daffy's air defense systems and the pentagon says the goal is to shape the vattel field for the coalition for forces to take further action they're basically clearing the sky making sure to drop is not able to shoot down any planes of the coalition forces and the pentagon also says it is just the beginning of the operation over the next few days more nato ships will converge on leave you know to enforce a naval blockade french warplanes that are earlier carried out strikes on could obvious ground forces there have been reports of civilian casualties caused by the attacks those are certainly some very alarming reports or president obama reiterated is that there will be no u.s. troops on the ground but fears are that this operation could grow into something more than just an effort to protect civilians the wording of the u.n. resolution that was passed on thursday is basically an all inclusiv
the u.s. has launched missiles from its war ships and submarines in the mediterranean targeting it could daffy's air defense systems and the pentagon says the goal is to shape the vattel field for the coalition for forces to take further action they're basically clearing the sky making sure to drop is not able to shoot down any planes of the coalition forces and the pentagon also says it is just the beginning of the operation over the next few days more nato ships will converge on leave you...
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the pentagon says air defenses have been a severely disabled as they put it the u.s. has launched missiles from its war ships and submarines in the mediterranean targeting it cannot these air defenses and as the pentagon says the goal is to shape the battlefield for the coalition forces to take further action basically what they're doing is they're clearing this guy is so that he is not able to shoot down any planes of the coalition forces and the pentagon also says that this is just the beginning of the operation and in the coming few days more nato ships will converge on the lead here to enforce a naval blockade and earlier french fighter jets had carried out strikes on the doppies ground forces and there have been reports of civilian casualties caused by the attacks and really alarming reports where president obama also reiterated is that there will be no u.s. troops on the ground although there are still lot of questions as to the limits of this intervention will be enough for the coalition forces to do just this arm could be or will they go beyond that pool and w
the pentagon says air defenses have been a severely disabled as they put it the u.s. has launched missiles from its war ships and submarines in the mediterranean targeting it cannot these air defenses and as the pentagon says the goal is to shape the battlefield for the coalition forces to take further action basically what they're doing is they're clearing this guy is so that he is not able to shoot down any planes of the coalition forces and the pentagon also says that this is just the...
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were u.s. lawmakers brainwashed by the military when making key decisions on supporting the escalation of war in afghanistan that's a question posed by rolling stone magazine which alleges lieutenant general william caldwell the man in charge of training in afghanistan ordered psychological operations against visiting senators and congressional delegations community late them into backing more funding and troops for the war there they have a special unit that conducts psychological operations now termed the information support operations said he was told to provide quote beeper and now it says of pressure points we could use to leverage the delegation from more fronts my job in psyops is to clear with people's heads to get the enemy to behave the way we want them to be and for him pursued from doing that to a room of people and you asked me to try to use these skills on senators and congressmen you're crossing a law in moreover it's illegal to do so according to the defense department's own def
were u.s. lawmakers brainwashed by the military when making key decisions on supporting the escalation of war in afghanistan that's a question posed by rolling stone magazine which alleges lieutenant general william caldwell the man in charge of training in afghanistan ordered psychological operations against visiting senators and congressional delegations community late them into backing more funding and troops for the war there they have a special unit that conducts psychological operations...
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the u.s., u.k. and france have set the conditions. after the summit, i think that we will launch the military intervention. >> reports from libya said forces loyal to colonel khadafy continue to attack rebel forces despite the cease-fire. we traveled to the east of the country. we have a report from benghazi. >> what began as a rebellion now sounds more like a war. this area has been attacked from the sea, land and air. it is a graphic illustration of why a no-fly zone is needed. over the last hour or so we have been listening to the sound of what appears to be a pretty brutal battle between the two sides. we can hear the sound of rockets and artillery landing. we believe that the front line has now edged slightly closer to benghazi. it is difficult to know what the tactics of colonel khadafy are, but they seem to be applying as much pressure as they can upon the rebels before the no-fly zone is put into action. >> it is impossible to know how many have died here. we were shown the bodies of t
the u.s., u.k. and france have set the conditions. after the summit, i think that we will launch the military intervention. >> reports from libya said forces loyal to colonel khadafy continue to attack rebel forces despite the cease-fire. we traveled to the east of the country. we have a report from benghazi. >> what began as a rebellion now sounds more like a war. this area has been attacked from the sea, land and air. it is a graphic illustration of why a no-fly zone is needed....
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london that gadhafi needs to be judged by his actions and not by his words and we're hearing from the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton that the international community is still going to go ahead with input implementing this no fly zone key to say but only then can gadhafi be judged in terms of what his real motives are the rebels here really do support the call for a no fly zone but even they are particularly cautious and they are against that no fly zone being enlarged to mean something more the question being asked is if if no fly zone does not work if indeed a no fly zone is not able to stop. he was in some fun to come continuing with these military activities one being will be the next step and experts have been banging the question of when exactly will this no fly zone be implemented we still have no timeframe how long will it continue for well if all of libya who exactly will be involved and who will have the chain of command now we are hearing parallels being made with the situation in the operations in iraq and afghanistan here to the core is the civilians to be taken care
london that gadhafi needs to be judged by his actions and not by his words and we're hearing from the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton that the international community is still going to go ahead with input implementing this no fly zone key to say but only then can gadhafi be judged in terms of what his real motives are the rebels here really do support the call for a no fly zone but even they are particularly cautious and they are against that no fly zone being enlarged to mean something...
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star some of the main developments in the area they sell three u.s. b. two stealth jets have reportedly dropped forty bombs on a major libyan air field operation against colonel gadhafi regime news into its second day overnight there was heavy gunfire in tripoli some military facilities and fuel storage tanks hit. aeration against colonel gadhafi regime is being led by france and united states scale not seen in the arab world since no one. about twenty libyan defense targets have been hit in the west of the country by more than one hundred missiles from american and british ships and submarines colonel gadhafi gave a brief statement saying libyans will confront what he called attacks on the colonial crusader or call for an urgent u.n. security council meeting to discuss the didn't receive an operation international action followed the un's resolution to allow the force little or no fly zone to stop bloodshed on the ground and russia and then with china and some latin american countries did. sebree with essential by western countries to start with intra r
star some of the main developments in the area they sell three u.s. b. two stealth jets have reportedly dropped forty bombs on a major libyan air field operation against colonel gadhafi regime news into its second day overnight there was heavy gunfire in tripoli some military facilities and fuel storage tanks hit. aeration against colonel gadhafi regime is being led by france and united states scale not seen in the arab world since no one. about twenty libyan defense targets have been hit in...
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sixteen fighter jets to u.s. destroyers three u.s. marines and just one british the marine and that was just over the weekend i think going in multilaterally means with the backing of other countries but largely what the intelligence the weapons and the personnel from right here so should the u.s. even be in libya earlier i posed that question to see not only president of last government and media benjamin co-founder of the anti-war organization code pink be should be involved in supporting movements for democracy around the world and there are many ways to do that but we shouldn't be involved militarily. there is no the only vital national interest one could argue for is the small percentage of oil. libya contributes to the world market beyond. that does not justify we have zero national interest in this i would disagree with medea to a point which is we don't know who we're supporting on the other side they're calling themselves a democracy movement because that helps them on their messaging worldwide but we don't know who we're sup
sixteen fighter jets to u.s. destroyers three u.s. marines and just one british the marine and that was just over the weekend i think going in multilaterally means with the backing of other countries but largely what the intelligence the weapons and the personnel from right here so should the u.s. even be in libya earlier i posed that question to see not only president of last government and media benjamin co-founder of the anti-war organization code pink be should be involved in supporting...
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the u.s. and european countries are back on track. >> host: it's like a couple different books in one book. there's the story of the decline of the west, the rise of the east, and the basic premise of the lines are going to cross. >> guest: you can argue there's an absolute part for sure talking about the west in isolation and what the issues are going on there, and then, of course, we live in an amazing time of china and other emerging economies have done the unthinkable, moving hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty. of course, that's answering the ire relative question as well which is what i've done in the book. >> host: let's start by talking about what's going wrong in the west. >> guest: sure. first of all, i think it's really important in terms of context of my work, entalk about unintended consequences, good intentions, but yields bad outcomes. what i've done in the book is focus on the three key ingredients. those are capital, basically money, labor, which is basically the wo
the u.s. and european countries are back on track. >> host: it's like a couple different books in one book. there's the story of the decline of the west, the rise of the east, and the basic premise of the lines are going to cross. >> guest: you can argue there's an absolute part for sure talking about the west in isolation and what the issues are going on there, and then, of course, we live in an amazing time of china and other emerging economies have done the unthinkable, moving...
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u.s. and france. had another news tonight emergency teams are evacuated from japan's fukushima nuclear site amid fears radiation could spread a smoke you see rising from one paralyzed reactor. this is artsy for moscow very good evening if you just joined us money is kevin owen it's nine pm here on our top story russia's president as told he only has himself to blame for the current situation in libya to be treated better said the u.n. backed military intervention is a direct consequence of the behavior of libya's leaders and the crimes carried out against their own people but he was critical of the bombing in libya saying the no fly zone should be used only to protect civilians and bring about peace let's get the latest smarties peter all of it should we. meet the russian leader offered little reassurance for gadhafi did anybody hasn't but the campaign entirely even though. yes that's right president made get if said that although russia's initial response to the situation in libya had bee
u.s. and france. had another news tonight emergency teams are evacuated from japan's fukushima nuclear site amid fears radiation could spread a smoke you see rising from one paralyzed reactor. this is artsy for moscow very good evening if you just joined us money is kevin owen it's nine pm here on our top story russia's president as told he only has himself to blame for the current situation in libya to be treated better said the u.n. backed military intervention is a direct consequence of the...
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two u.s. destroyers three u.s. the marines and just one british submarine that was just over the weekend so should the u.s. the and libya earlier i pose that question to see motley president of less government and medea benjamin co-founder of the anti-war organization code pink we should be involved in supporting movements for democracy around the world and there are many ways to do that that we shouldn't be involved militarily. there is no the only vital national interest one could argue for is the small percentage of oil that libya contributes to the world market but beyond that it's not just us and we have zero national interest in this i would disagree with medea to a point which is we don't know who we're supporting on the other side they are there calling themselves a democracy movement because that helps them in their messaging worldwide but we don't know who we're supporting and what we're going to get when when if and when the others the opposition succeeds in analysis i mean why do you say that we don't k
two u.s. destroyers three u.s. the marines and just one british submarine that was just over the weekend so should the u.s. the and libya earlier i pose that question to see motley president of less government and medea benjamin co-founder of the anti-war organization code pink we should be involved in supporting movements for democracy around the world and there are many ways to do that that we shouldn't be involved militarily. there is no the only vital national interest one could argue for...
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u.s. is not allowing any of its military within 80 kilometers of the plant. the japanese government has only told people within 20 kilometers to leave. we have obtained footage from a local tv crew wants to tell the story of those trapped. >> a japanese team makes its way cautiously into the place. this is 12 miles from the stricken nuclear plant. people have been warned to stay indoors. visitors make a local hospital nervous. the door is locked. they check them thoroughly for radiation before they will let them in. inside a staff who has chosen to stay with their patients rather than flee. >> we are not supposed to stay here. this is our job. i resent the nuclear plant. >> at city hall they say no one will help them. they had been forgotten or abandoned by the powers that be. >> we were not told when the first reactor exploded. the government does that tell us anything. they are leading us to dye it. >> they say they have no means to get out. fuel is scarce and relief teams are reluctant
u.s. is not allowing any of its military within 80 kilometers of the plant. the japanese government has only told people within 20 kilometers to leave. we have obtained footage from a local tv crew wants to tell the story of those trapped. >> a japanese team makes its way cautiously into the place. this is 12 miles from the stricken nuclear plant. people have been warned to stay indoors. visitors make a local hospital nervous. the door is locked. they check them thoroughly for radiation...
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the u.s. is sending more specialists to help al with the threat. in the country's -- in the country, the northeast humanitarian crisis -- the government has appealed for calm as people in tokyo began to flee the city or stock up on the essential supplies. >> in japan, the un's the nuclear energy agency says the containment wall at one of the reactors at the fukushima power plant may have been breached after an explosion on monday. radiation levels rose after a fire and separate reactor blast. most of the people within 30 kilometers have been evacuated. those remaining are being urged to stay indoors. above normal radiation levels have been measured in tokyo, 250 kilometers to the south. >> it tuesday's fire in reactor no. 4 and damage from explosions at the other reactor blocks pose a potentially disastrous situation. reports say pull for spent fuel rods in reactor no. 4 may have overheated and cannot be refueled -- cannot be refilled with water. workers are making a desperate attempt to pour
the u.s. is sending more specialists to help al with the threat. in the country's -- in the country, the northeast humanitarian crisis -- the government has appealed for calm as people in tokyo began to flee the city or stock up on the essential supplies. >> in japan, the un's the nuclear energy agency says the containment wall at one of the reactors at the fukushima power plant may have been breached after an explosion on monday. radiation levels rose after a fire and separate reactor...
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with respect to u.s. investors their huge stake the house in the u.s. market so they've been trying to return to it and if this does feel relieved then. there are other european explorers that shell of course that could potentially benefit from. no deal unlikely really to see any american companies to sort of step in place and be but you know there are other people that was enough countour tree right right and of course the exploration of the arctic was not about to happen to nori this means that ross never has time to rethink but all the stakes high for b.p. from your point. sorry. yeah you're saying that that yeah. the exploration of the arctic was not about to happen to morrow and they're all snapped as time to to think about it once again august states hired full b.p. . agree with that of course you know any deal that was struck. it was first mentioned in january it would have been completed probably by the mid part way through two thousand and eleven but we're not expecting to see any actually doing anything built in two thousand and fifteen and ac
with respect to u.s. investors their huge stake the house in the u.s. market so they've been trying to return to it and if this does feel relieved then. there are other european explorers that shell of course that could potentially benefit from. no deal unlikely really to see any american companies to sort of step in place and be but you know there are other people that was enough countour tree right right and of course the exploration of the arctic was not about to happen to nori this means...
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the u.s. has sent a team of 34 with specialist equipment to monitor radiation and advise on containing leaks. they will also be considering how effective the japanese response has been. david shukman has been looking at the latest efforts. >> a day after day, new threats emerge at fukushima. multiple explosions, sudden rises and radiation have seemed so hazardous that only 50 workers are on site, trying to get things under control. here is what we think is happening. reactor one -- it's a housing exploded on saturday. there probably has been partial melting inside. reactor two is the most worrying. there is a potential breach inside it, the first possible damage to any of the reactors. it is thought this device which handles the pressure could have been breached, and this could be one source of leaking radiation. reactor three is also in trouble. the explosion in the outer building -- it may be a partial meltdown. high-level radiation has been measured nearby. and reactor four poses a threat a
the u.s. has sent a team of 34 with specialist equipment to monitor radiation and advise on containing leaks. they will also be considering how effective the japanese response has been. david shukman has been looking at the latest efforts. >> a day after day, new threats emerge at fukushima. multiple explosions, sudden rises and radiation have seemed so hazardous that only 50 workers are on site, trying to get things under control. here is what we think is happening. reactor one -- it's a...
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. >> do you think the u.s. will? arm the rebels? >> reporter: i think the u.s. will be part of an international effort to do so. i doubt that the u.s. would do so on its own. >> jake, okay. let's go to martha raddatz. the u.s. is pledging, as jake said, to step back to a support role? is it realistic to go into a support role? it's unusual. in these kinds of military interventions. >> reporter: it's unusual for the u.s. right now, a u.s. general is in charge of the operation, general carter ham. and you have an admiral, admiral sam locklear, on a ship. the tactical commander. mean he is coordinating all the air strikes. in a few days, the hope is, the u.s. hopes that general carter ham can turn over his responsibility to one of the coalition members. that is the plan right now. i don't think they know who that will be. but in this initial phase, the u.s. has the unique capabilities, as the president said, the stealth bombers, b-2 bombers, the tomahawk missiles on the ships. so the president felt the u.s. had to take the lead in this phase. the next phase will be
. >> do you think the u.s. will? arm the rebels? >> reporter: i think the u.s. will be part of an international effort to do so. i doubt that the u.s. would do so on its own. >> jake, okay. let's go to martha raddatz. the u.s. is pledging, as jake said, to step back to a support role? is it realistic to go into a support role? it's unusual. in these kinds of military interventions. >> reporter: it's unusual for the u.s. right now, a u.s. general is in charge of the...
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as as far as i'm concerned mr putin should be ashamed of himself for for calling the u.s. forces the crusaders while they're over there helping the libyan rebels even at the same time a lot of people would say that he echoes the opinion of rose panniers and he received it really actually isn't reflecting the opinion of so many billions of people in the world i mean again you see the west make a determining political outcomes in other countries in this is the perception of it here there's a there's a lot of people that have this law there's a jason i want to transmitted to go right ahead syracuse the general of the junk from syracuse presumes to know what the libyan rebels should be doing while the libyan rebels themselves are the ones that have asked for western assistance in this. or a suit for us who are related by the real quick before we go to the break. if they have at the point is you can only find persons in countries to invite foreign troops and the very arab league that invited the west to enter into libya i did very same arab governments that are repressing the c
as as far as i'm concerned mr putin should be ashamed of himself for for calling the u.s. forces the crusaders while they're over there helping the libyan rebels even at the same time a lot of people would say that he echoes the opinion of rose panniers and he received it really actually isn't reflecting the opinion of so many billions of people in the world i mean again you see the west make a determining political outcomes in other countries in this is the perception of it here there's a...
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yemen which is a u.s. ally, up to 46 people shot down in the square there today and a couple hundred people injured. it's hard to see how the president of yemen can survive this. but the problem is that's a u.s. ally and it's a country where al qaeda is strong and the u.s. is very nervous about that and in bahrain, a similar thing, what began as a democratic uprising has turned into a sectarian uprising of shi'ia versus sunni, very bad news for the middle east. gwen: thank you, tom. now we move on to japan which is still reeling from the one-two-three punch heard around the world. as search rescue and relief continue for the victims of last week's earthquake and tsunami. engineers and scientists are keeping a worried eye on the severely damaged nuclear plants along the decimated northeast coast. >> this is a catastrophe. we know the prior-to events at three-mile island, chernobyl had consequences but what we're seeing unfold in japan is on a much greater scale. gwen: as the crisis seemed to deepen with eac
yemen which is a u.s. ally, up to 46 people shot down in the square there today and a couple hundred people injured. it's hard to see how the president of yemen can survive this. but the problem is that's a u.s. ally and it's a country where al qaeda is strong and the u.s. is very nervous about that and in bahrain, a similar thing, what began as a democratic uprising has turned into a sectarian uprising of shi'ia versus sunni, very bad news for the middle east. gwen: thank you, tom. now we move...
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the case puled entire u.s. sentiment and strained ties between palestine -- between pakistan and washington. workers at the stricken fukushima nuclear power plant in japan are still scrambli to prevent a meltdown. operators say a partial meltdown probably did occur in at least one reactor. here's there are growing that radioactive -- fears there are growing that radioactive material could leak into the environment. the japanese emperor said he is worried about the crisis, during a rare address to the nation. hundreds of thousands of people are still facing food and water shortages. to make matters worse, snow and ice are now hampering rescue efforts. we will of course keep you updated with all of the developments in japan, right here on "the journal."
the case puled entire u.s. sentiment and strained ties between palestine -- between pakistan and washington. workers at the stricken fukushima nuclear power plant in japan are still scrambli to prevent a meltdown. operators say a partial meltdown probably did occur in at least one reactor. here's there are growing that radioactive -- fears there are growing that radioactive material could leak into the environment. the japanese emperor said he is worried about the crisis, during a rare address...
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the u.s. will share any information with mexican law enforcement. the mexican president agreed to the flights when met with president obama on march 3. the legality of the flights is in question by critics because mexico's constitution forbids foreign militaries to operate within its territory in extremely limited situations. so the debate is whether over this calls as one of those limited situations. >>> one of the world's best snowplow muslims is fighting for -- best known muslims is fighting for the freedom of two american hijackers jailed in iran. muhammad ali cent a letter asking for the release of the former berkeley students. they have been held on spy charges since 2009. the third hiker sarah shourd of oakland was released last year. he asks them to show mercy and compassion to the hikers. >> a narrow escape for two police officers in st. louis, missouri. watch this tape. police were called in to direct traffic after two separate freeway accidents. a third scent happene accidentn a mot
the u.s. will share any information with mexican law enforcement. the mexican president agreed to the flights when met with president obama on march 3. the legality of the flights is in question by critics because mexico's constitution forbids foreign militaries to operate within its territory in extremely limited situations. so the debate is whether over this calls as one of those limited situations. >>> one of the world's best snowplow muslims is fighting for -- best known muslims is...
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a u.s. oil giant and tribal communities in a small country in a legal death grip for almost two decades is considered to be one of the largest environmental disasters in the world on record the defendant chevron the accuser am a victim of pollution south american ecuador a country tinier in the u.s. state of nevada local tribes in these amazon forests are battling for compensation for damage caused by texaco a company scooped up by chevron billions of gallons of toxic waste dump on to ecuador soil and waters causing over fourteen hundred people have battled cancer and thousands more have died of other illnesses this year and ecuadorian court ruled that chevron must pay nine and a half billion dollars in damages you know it's certainly a large amount of money you would be this is actually something that could certainly be absorbed by sharon just says b.p. is going to. get twenty billion or more costs. practically destroying the gulf of mexico but absorbing is what one new york judge chose not
a u.s. oil giant and tribal communities in a small country in a legal death grip for almost two decades is considered to be one of the largest environmental disasters in the world on record the defendant chevron the accuser am a victim of pollution south american ecuador a country tinier in the u.s. state of nevada local tribes in these amazon forests are battling for compensation for damage caused by texaco a company scooped up by chevron billions of gallons of toxic waste dump on to ecuador...
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the u.s. is sending more specialists to help deal with the threat. in the country's -- in the country, the northeast humanitarian crisis -- the government has appealed for calm as people in tokyo began to flee the city or stock up on the essential supplies. >> in japan, the un's the nuclear energy agency says the containment wall at one of the reactors at the fukushima power plant may have been breached after an explosion on monday. radiation levels rose after a fire and separate reactor blast. most of the people within 30 kilometers have been evacuated. those remaining are being urged to stay indoors. above normal radiation levels have been measured in tokyo, 250 kilometers to the south. >> it tuesday's fire in reactor no. 4 and damage from explosions at the other reactor blocks pose a potentially disastrous situation. reports say pull for spent fuel rods in reactor no. 4 may have overheated and cannot be refueled -- cannot be refilled with water. workers are making a desperate attempt to pou
the u.s. is sending more specialists to help deal with the threat. in the country's -- in the country, the northeast humanitarian crisis -- the government has appealed for calm as people in tokyo began to flee the city or stock up on the essential supplies. >> in japan, the un's the nuclear energy agency says the containment wall at one of the reactors at the fukushima power plant may have been breached after an explosion on monday. radiation levels rose after a fire and separate reactor...
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at home and abroad u.s. funded media as well as psychological operations for example a leaked classified cia document revealed a plan for our lights a quote strategic communication program across nato troop contributors that taps into the key concerns of specific western european audiences that could provide a buffer if apathy becomes opposition to fight declining public support for the war from france and germany as a young girl she recalls the day when the taliban ruled into telecon talked to tank outside her home and kept watch on her family under an eater's. tapped afghan women as the perfect messenger to make an emotional appeal about the taliban and professed their aspirations for the future as this woman does here. some media picked up on this message to hear time. dean equates pulling out u.s. troops from afghanistan with brutality against women however the thing you remember about this poor girl this happened while he was true through there and some like them and it's writer jill bloke with which ar
at home and abroad u.s. funded media as well as psychological operations for example a leaked classified cia document revealed a plan for our lights a quote strategic communication program across nato troop contributors that taps into the key concerns of specific western european audiences that could provide a buffer if apathy becomes opposition to fight declining public support for the war from france and germany as a young girl she recalls the day when the taliban ruled into telecon talked to...
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if the u.s. and the others did not intervene, that would send a message to somebody in bahrain and to yemen and all the others, aha, they're going to sit back. we can do anything we want to. we can kill our people too. if we want to. >> that's right. but in bahrain if we intervene, are we going to intervene to throw out the king? in bahrain? who is being supported with saudi troops? >> lehrer: good question. dr. brzezinski. >> look, we are where we are, right? to now stop and disengage it would be a calamity for us and for the region and even for the arab league which endorsed it. now we have to ask ourselves very seriously what lugar was asking this afternoon. what are our objectives? in my judgment that objective has to be an outcome which permits in libya a free political choice. under the sponsorship hopefully of the arab league and also the united nations, a situation in which qaddafi is no longer a serious player. perhaps through the degradation of his armed forces and at the same time surr
if the u.s. and the others did not intervene, that would send a message to somebody in bahrain and to yemen and all the others, aha, they're going to sit back. we can do anything we want to. we can kill our people too. if we want to. >> that's right. but in bahrain if we intervene, are we going to intervene to throw out the king? in bahrain? who is being supported with saudi troops? >> lehrer: good question. dr. brzezinski. >> look, we are where we are, right? to now stop and...
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the u.s.-led surge in the country is working. he spoke and the middle east institute in washington as the u.s. voted to extend its mission by one year. this is 55 minutes. >> he has come from new york where he was talking about afghanistan. i believe the security council is voting today. is that correct? on thursday, he was talking about the u.s. role in afghanistan and its camilla -- commitment to the development of the country. the u.n. plays an important role. there are 34 representatives in afghan provinces. they spent over $1 billion on the country last year. food programs, health services, and infrastructure and development. the afghans are asking to take a greater lead in all aspects of government and development and the efforts to achieve peace. staffan de mistura made it clear that the u.n. takes these calls for sovereignty. seriously. what are the challenges of handing over greater responsibility to the afghan government? how can the u.n. support the process and maintain its commitme
the u.s.-led surge in the country is working. he spoke and the middle east institute in washington as the u.s. voted to extend its mission by one year. this is 55 minutes. >> he has come from new york where he was talking about afghanistan. i believe the security council is voting today. is that correct? on thursday, he was talking about the u.s. role in afghanistan and its camilla -- commitment to the development of the country. the u.n. plays an important role. there are 34...
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he said that the u.s. will do everything they can. the u.s. people are sending us a lot of assistance through the red cross and other channels. he is excepting your sensibility -- sending your sympathy to us. he is engaging in rescue and transporting the affected area. your experts are working with our nuclear experts as well. we are working in washington as well as in tokyo. every hour to try to come to a better solution. as the president and the prime minister said, we should overcome the situation. we are grateful to the american people. we are grateful for you being here in this moment. thank you very much. [applause] >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i'm the vice president and director of the policy program at perkins. i would like to add my sympathy and condolences to the japanese people on this occasion of such a horrendous disaster. the issues are on many of our minds as we watched the horror show unfolds. -- is the director of the center of the northeastern policy studies. he has a distinguished career in government. this is di
he said that the u.s. will do everything they can. the u.s. people are sending us a lot of assistance through the red cross and other channels. he is excepting your sensibility -- sending your sympathy to us. he is engaging in rescue and transporting the affected area. your experts are working with our nuclear experts as well. we are working in washington as well as in tokyo. every hour to try to come to a better solution. as the president and the prime minister said, we should overcome the...
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>>reporter: 2 of the 3 judges on the u.s. circuit court of appeals panel are from san probably already familiar with the disputed voting system. since 2004 the rank choice system has allowed san francisco voters to pick the top 3 choices in a race. if no candidate collects majority of first place ballot, the person who comes in last is eliminated. and those who chose that candidate have the vote transferred to the second choice or third until someone wins. recent poll found voter confusion but steven hill the architect of the system says other survey indicate voter understand. >> that doesn't mean necessarily they could sit down and count the ballot for you. but they understand what they have to do as voters. that is to rank 1, 2, 3 and they feel comfortable doing that. >>reporter: ron is lead plaintiff trying to undo rank choice. he was unsuccessful candidate for supervisor in 2006. >> i believe it is not a constitutional system because vote versus no ability to be able to say who the final 3 candidates are. >> what they are
>>reporter: 2 of the 3 judges on the u.s. circuit court of appeals panel are from san probably already familiar with the disputed voting system. since 2004 the rank choice system has allowed san francisco voters to pick the top 3 choices in a race. if no candidate collects majority of first place ballot, the person who comes in last is eliminated. and those who chose that candidate have the vote transferred to the second choice or third until someone wins. recent poll found voter...
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this is a dictatorship that harbors u.s. fugitives and terrorists and on the list of state-sponsored terrorists, and yet former president jimmy carter was hoping that he would fully recover. well, unfortunately, the dictator has somewhat recovered. and what has he been doing? well, more of the same. he still harbors the fugitives and creates havoc around the hemisphere and continues to oppress his people, torture his people. and we have seen example after example of that with again the last arrests that i just spoke of. mr. speaker, a couple of weeks ago, i spoke -- a group of us here in congress spoke to another one of my heroes, dr. bissette. he is a brilliant cuban physician. he found an organization for human rights in 1997. that was founded to promote the study and defense of human rights and denounce human rights violations inside cuba and wherever else they may take place. for denouncing, mr. speaker, the double standards and discrimination against the cuban people, the discrimination that the cuban health care system
this is a dictatorship that harbors u.s. fugitives and terrorists and on the list of state-sponsored terrorists, and yet former president jimmy carter was hoping that he would fully recover. well, unfortunately, the dictator has somewhat recovered. and what has he been doing? well, more of the same. he still harbors the fugitives and creates havoc around the hemisphere and continues to oppress his people, torture his people. and we have seen example after example of that with again the last...
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. >> president obama addressed americans a short while ago saying that the u.s. is working aggressively to help japan. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. as the dutchman of our nuclear regulatory commission and many other -- that is the judgment of our nuclear regulatory commission and many other experts. they do not recommend people in the united states take precautionary measures beyond staying informed. >> people have managed to come out unscathed from last friday's terrible event. >> nearly a week on from the disaster, these pictures are a reminder of the moment of greatest terror for people living along the coast line. it was the tsunami that claimed the most lives. now this local reporter's own story emerged, showing us what it was like to be caught in the tsunami. the water closing in rapidly behind them. the people in this community are about to have the narrowest of escapes. this father and two children are stranded on top of cars. this woman clings perilously to a
. >> president obama addressed americans a short while ago saying that the u.s. is working aggressively to help japan. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. as the dutchman of our nuclear regulatory commission and many other -- that is the judgment of our nuclear regulatory commission and many other experts. they do not recommend people in the united states take precautionary measures beyond...
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yeah i mean the u.s. . in this situation in the world she was dragged into the situation and libya it was the french and to a lesser extent the british who were enthusiastic about intervention there on the grounds of. minimizing civilian casualties. from the beginning none of the western powers said that they would be committing ground troops to the conflict in libya we i mean the us had no option but to interfere against the pressure from its european allies ok david i mean i can't think of really trying to do my homework for this program i can't think of any humanitarian corridor or humanitarian intervention where you can end up putting ground forces on moving them into the into the battlefield expanding the battlefield expanding the civil war. well i agree with what you just said i think that obama's statement to me seems confused and a bit naive. the problem the united states faces is that when the u.s. becomes publicly involved in a military operation there's an expectation it's going to succeed and if
yeah i mean the u.s. . in this situation in the world she was dragged into the situation and libya it was the french and to a lesser extent the british who were enthusiastic about intervention there on the grounds of. minimizing civilian casualties. from the beginning none of the western powers said that they would be committing ground troops to the conflict in libya we i mean the us had no option but to interfere against the pressure from its european allies ok david i mean i can't think of...
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also that the radiation has leaked out more far afield than that according to the new york times and a u.s. aircraft carrier off the japanese coast two hundred sixty comes into the pacific ocean. with a geiger counter they measure it in a cloud of smoke that radiation was above the normal levels. sounding on cruise members received radiation is all about the same as they would do normally in a month so they're above normal they're not at a critical level they panic here it's being shown by people lining up outside supermarkets it's one queue we saw at the main sea from arkansas in a sense or town was about a kilometer long and that's no exaggeration people have been queuing up overnight to try and stock up on food so people are obviously concerned that potentially the spread of radiation on i mean they have to stay inside or another quake could lead to food shortages are already there are food shortages in town and in this whole prefecture in fact man yes where we met and a couple seventy kilometers the stock up on food and right now several of the food stocks are limiting people to five i
also that the radiation has leaked out more far afield than that according to the new york times and a u.s. aircraft carrier off the japanese coast two hundred sixty comes into the pacific ocean. with a geiger counter they measure it in a cloud of smoke that radiation was above the normal levels. sounding on cruise members received radiation is all about the same as they would do normally in a month so they're above normal they're not at a critical level they panic here it's being shown by...